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. >> today, president obama will reach out to fellow democrats to help prevent billions of dollars in spending cuts from taking effe. he'll head to annapolis to speak at the democratic senate caucus. he'll urge senators there to pass a short term deal that would avert what's known as see quest ration. cuts will take affect march 1st if no budget deal is in place. >>> martin o'malley will also be in annapolis to marc a case on stricter gun laws. imposing some of the toughest gun laws in the country. prince george's county executive baker will testify in favor of the bill also. gun rights activists are planning a protest to oppose the measure. >>> the gun control debate will play out on capitol hill as well. tony bennett and chris rock will be among those in town urging congress to pass president obama's gun control law. that legislation includes a ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines. >>> it will be deja vu for john kerry today. he'll be sworn in again as secretary of state. vice president joe biden administers that oath during a ceremonial swearing in this aft
. >> today, president obama will reach out to fellow democrats to help prevent billions of dollars in spending cuts from taking effe. he'll head to annapolis to speak at the democratic senate caucus. he'll urge senators there to pass a short term deal that would avert what's known as see quest ration. cuts will take affect march 1st if no budget deal is in place. >>> martin o'malley will also be in annapolis to marc a case on stricter gun laws. imposing some of the toughest gun...
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. >>> members from the obama administration and members of congress continue to push for stricter gun laws. vice president joe biden is leading the effort. in a press conference, biden admitted that reducing the number of firearms in the u.s. won't prevent mass killings like the one in newtown, connecticut. but they will help. the president's plan puts a ban on assault weapons, bans high capacity magazines and aum buyers undergo background checks. >>> an emotional day at the state department. this is hillary clinton's last day as secretary of state. she'll say goodbye to state department employees at a public ceremony and john kerry sworn in as her replacement this afternoon. clinton says she knows she's leaving the state department in good hand. >>> prince george's county fire department is launching an internal investigation into the serious beltway crash. a fire engine was rear ended by a tractor-trailer as it made a u-turn on the beltway which is legal for emergency vehicles, but investigators are looking to see if the turn broke the department's guidelines on u-turns. the crash i
. >>> members from the obama administration and members of congress continue to push for stricter gun laws. vice president joe biden is leading the effort. in a press conference, biden admitted that reducing the number of firearms in the u.s. won't prevent mass killings like the one in newtown, connecticut. but they will help. the president's plan puts a ban on assault weapons, bans high capacity magazines and aum buyers undergo background checks. >>> an emotional day at the...
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president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. this year's recipient include maria gomez who founded mary's center in the district. it provides health care and other services to the less fortunate. terry shima will also receive the honor. he's a former executive director of the american yap niece veterans association ziechblt the company behind the little blue box is seeing red. tiffany is suing costco. cnbc's courtney reagan live now to explain why. >> the iconic jeweler, tiffany, is suing costco claiming the club operator is selling counterfeit diamond engagement rings that bear the luxury retailer's name. they're alleging trademark infringement on false advertising. tiffany believes hundreds if not thousands of consumers bought what they thought were authentic tiffany products. luxury chains sue to stop sales of imitation items that cut into their own sales and customer loyalty. trump plaza is under new ownership. it's been sold to a california investment group for a bargain basement price of $20 million. that's the lowest ever
president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. this year's recipient include maria gomez who founded mary's center in the district. it provides health care and other services to the less fortunate. terry shima will also receive the honor. he's a former executive director of the american yap niece veterans association ziechblt the company behind the little blue box is seeing red. tiffany is suing costco. cnbc's courtney reagan live now to explain why. >>...
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at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> today, first lady michelle obama will head to chicago to honor a 15-year-old killed last month. she'll be laid to rest days after performing at some of president obama's inauguration festivities here in d.c. almost two weeks ago, she was hanging out with friends at a park when she was shot and killed. she was a band majorette for her high school. illinois governor pat quinn will also attend today's service. >>> this morning, despite broadening search efforts, there is still no sign of a former l.a. cop accused of killing three people, including a police officer. these are new photos of christopher dorner taken last month by surveillance camera. investigators searched his mother's home last night. they also continue to scour the mountains just out l.a. despite heavy snowfall. police say dorner is acting out a manifesto he wrote, planning to execute former lapd colleagues and their family members after he was fired from the force in 2008. >>> an alabama prosecutor says we may never know the motive behind the school bus shooting that led to a 5-year-old boy being
at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> today, first lady michelle obama will head to chicago to honor a 15-year-old killed last month. she'll be laid to rest days after performing at some of president obama's inauguration festivities here in d.c. almost two weeks ago, she was hanging out with friends at a park when she was shot and killed. she was a band majorette for her high school. illinois governor pat quinn will also attend today's service. >>> this morning, despite broadening search...
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. >>> today president obama will honor a hero from the war in afghanistan. he'll award former staff sergeant the medal of honor. he and his fellow soldiers battled for more than 12 hours when their outpost came under fire in 2009. eight americans died. he will be only the fourth living service member from the war to receive the medal of honor. he'll be the guest of the first lady for tomorrow night's state of the union address. >>> the looming budget cuts will play prominently in the president's speech tomorrow night. $85 billion in cuts will take effect automatically on march 1st if congress and the white house can't come to an agreement on the budget. americans blame the president for the looming cuts known as a sequester because the white house proposed them in the first place. democrats say the cuts were meant as a threat. >> when the president proposed a sequester, it was as an incentive to those of us in congress to work together in a bipartisan basis to solve these problems. it was supposed to be so awful that the super committee would finally reach a
. >>> today president obama will honor a hero from the war in afghanistan. he'll award former staff sergeant the medal of honor. he and his fellow soldiers battled for more than 12 hours when their outpost came under fire in 2009. eight americans died. he will be only the fourth living service member from the war to receive the medal of honor. he'll be the guest of the first lady for tomorrow night's state of the union address. >>> the looming budget cuts will play prominently...
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it comes on the same day that president obama travels to minneapolis to push his proposed gun control legislation. >>> today, virginia lawmakers once again take up the so-called gun show loophole. the courts of justice committee will discuss whether to enforce background checks at gun shows in the commonwealth. currently, only licensed dealers are required to obtain checks of gun shows. the general assembly rejected numerous proposals to extend that requirement to private sellers at gun shows even as recently as last month. >>> heads up. today is the percent dfirst day for work that the south entrance at the pentagon station will be closed. the agency is replacing escalators there and it will had stay closed into the fall. when finished, they will be similar to the one as the dupont circle station. the north entrance will stay open during construction. >>> new this morning, new information about the bus crash that killed eight people and injured more than a dozen others in southern california. the bus was carrying a tour group from tijuana, mexico. when the bus driver reported brake p
it comes on the same day that president obama travels to minneapolis to push his proposed gun control legislation. >>> today, virginia lawmakers once again take up the so-called gun show loophole. the courts of justice committee will discuss whether to enforce background checks at gun shows in the commonwealth. currently, only licensed dealers are required to obtain checks of gun shows. the general assembly rejected numerous proposals to extend that requirement to private sellers at...
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we've learned first lady michelle obama will attend the funeral for a chicago girl killed just a week after performing during the inauguration weekend here in washington. the 15-year-old was gunned down on chicago's south side less than a mile away from the obama's home. she had performed with her high school band during inauguration festivities. education secretary arne duncan and pat quinn will also attend the service. her death brought renewed focus on gun and gang violence in the city. >>> the viewing of a -- former maryland delegate christine died after rescuers pulled her from her burning home temple hills. jones was the first african-american to represent prince george's county in the maryland general assembly. the final viewing will be held at bethlehem baptist church in southeast d.c. on martin luther king avenue. the viewing begins at 9:00 this morning. the funeral service at 11:00. >>> a -- this man died responding to a car fire near glebe road. today marks the one-year anniversary of his death. the virginia native was only 33 years old. today's remembrance will begin at 10
we've learned first lady michelle obama will attend the funeral for a chicago girl killed just a week after performing during the inauguration weekend here in washington. the 15-year-old was gunned down on chicago's south side less than a mile away from the obama's home. she had performed with her high school band during inauguration festivities. education secretary arne duncan and pat quinn will also attend the service. her death brought renewed focus on gun and gang violence in the city....
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police are speaking to two persons of interest. >>> the obama administration is defending the -- dennis mcdone owe is revising it if -- republicans say the president is just playing politics. >> leaking this out does set things in the wrong direction. >> this raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about. does the president want a result or does he want another -- >> the bill would create a visa for undocumented immigrants and would lou them to become -- it would bolster funding for -- >>> firefighters on the scene of a fire in gaithersburg. news 4's derrick ward is there. what can you tell us? >> we're at the intersection of south frederick avenue and cedar avenue where firefighters seem to have this fire knocked down. let me sort of explain the situation. there is an apartment building. the executive gardens apartment. next to it adjacent to it is a small commercial complex. the apartment doesn't seem to be involved but the fire is concentrated here. firefighters have it knocked down. when we got here, there was smoke showing. it's dissipated since then. there's a tax p
police are speaking to two persons of interest. >>> the obama administration is defending the -- dennis mcdone owe is revising it if -- republicans say the president is just playing politics. >> leaking this out does set things in the wrong direction. >> this raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about. does the president want a result or does he want another -- >> the bill would create a visa for undocumented immigrants and would lou them to become...
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thanks. >>> it could be a grueling day for president obama's pick to head the cia. john brennan will face tough questions from democrats and republicans during his confirmation hearing. brennan, who is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser now, is under scrutiny for the administration's use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas. the senate intelligence committee will also likely grill him over his support for the bush administration's interrogation policies. brennan served in the cia under president george w. bush. >>> today is defense secretary leon panetta's turn to answer questions about september's deadly attack in benghazi, libya. he and the chairman of the joint chiefs will testify before the senate armed services committee. they will discuss the results of the defense department's internal review of the attack on the u.s. consulate. four americans were killed there including ambassador chris stevens. >>> the threat of huge budget cuts next smooth forcing the pentagon to make a drastic move this morning. defense secretary leon panetta
thanks. >>> it could be a grueling day for president obama's pick to head the cia. john brennan will face tough questions from democrats and republicans during his confirmation hearing. brennan, who is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser now, is under scrutiny for the administration's use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas. the senate intelligence committee will also likely grill him over his support for the bush administration's interrogation policies....
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cheney says president obama is jeopardizing national security because he is nominating subpar nominations. and john brennan and chuck hagel are awaiting confirmation of head of cia and defense secretary is that correctively. >>> and then ehrlich is looking to fill the seat. leopold resigned after being found guilty of misconduct. >>> and chris brown's weekend incident, we have gone through the police report. >>> and a man that goes above and beyond to fulfill a promise to a family during the iraq war. >>> the clouds are already starting to move in. when do the rain drops arrive? i will give you a check of the [ male announcer ] so there's lots of people out there who aren't happy with their internet. [ spokesman ] hi, are you lindsay? yes. did you say, "my internet's so slow it's like a car with no gas"? yes. [ male announcer ] well lindsay, you're about to get verizon fios quantum, america's fastest, most reliable internet. so that's what you used to have... okay. and that's fios. wow, this is crazy fast, almost unbelievable. [ male announcer ] that will put some gas in the old tank lind
cheney says president obama is jeopardizing national security because he is nominating subpar nominations. and john brennan and chuck hagel are awaiting confirmation of head of cia and defense secretary is that correctively. >>> and then ehrlich is looking to fill the seat. leopold resigned after being found guilty of misconduct. >>> and chris brown's weekend incident, we have gone through the police report. >>> and a man that goes above and beyond to fulfill a...
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president obama expected to get back to basics. the white house says. the growing economy, about 1.4% according to the cbo, the congressional budget office. 7.5% unemployment. won't go over that, they think. republicans want to hear the president talk about smarter spending cuts. president obama expected to urge congress to do something to prevent those automatic budget cuts coming in march. >> this thing is going to put 600,000 people out of work and we're talking cops, we're talking teachers. >> we've got to avoid it. we've got to stop it. >> let's sit down and do this in a thoughtful manner. let's include revenue. >> revenue, republicans resisting that. it happened during the fiscal cliff deal. if revenue means more taxes or higher taxes, republicans are already saying no deal. eun? >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >> president obama also continues to clash are republicans over september's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya. south carolina senator lindsey graham is threatening to hold up senate confirmations
president obama expected to get back to basics. the white house says. the growing economy, about 1.4% according to the cbo, the congressional budget office. 7.5% unemployment. won't go over that, they think. republicans want to hear the president talk about smarter spending cuts. president obama expected to urge congress to do something to prevent those automatic budget cuts coming in march. >> this thing is going to put 600,000 people out of work and we're talking cops, we're talking...
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president obama's vision for america with the state of the union. good morning everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, february 13th, 2013. we're watching the weather again at this hour as another winter system heads towards the region and it could be bringing snow. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with what you can expect. tom, good morning. >> good morning. right now, we have clouds on the increase. they've been rolling in here in the last hour or so. it's still mostly clear, western, northern suburbs. all cloudy south and west of us. that's ahead of the precipitation that's not going to move in until this afternoon. no travel problems weatherwise. it's cold o, in the upper 20s. low 30s in montgomery county. arlington and fairfax generally in the low 30s. it's near freezing in prince george's county. much of southern maryland in the upper 30s near the bay waters. rest of northern virginia, loudoun county, prince william, spotsylvania, fauquier, culpeper, near the freezing mark right now. and by 6:00 thi
president obama's vision for america with the state of the union. good morning everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, february 13th, 2013. we're watching the weather again at this hour as another winter system heads towards the region and it could be bringing snow. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with what you can expect. tom, good morning. >> good morning. right now, we have clouds on the increase....
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including the parents of hadiya pendleton who was gunned down a mile from the obama's chicago home. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of blacksburg and tucson and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> the president did mention universal background checks and reducing magazine sizes but primarily used a moment to rally a vote on the measures. much more on the state of the union at 6:30. we'll break down the middle class plan, including the moment that was most tweeted about. if you missed the address, you can watch in its entirety online at nbcwashington.com. there's a link on the home page. >>> following the president's address, republicans responded largely by criticizing president obama's handling of the economy. up and coming senator marco rubio spoke on behalf of the parties saying the president has an obsession with raising taxes. >> in order to balance our budget, it doesn't have to be benefit cuts and raising taxes. instead, we shoul
including the parents of hadiya pendleton who was gunned down a mile from the obama's chicago home. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of blacksburg and tucson and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> the president did mention universal background checks and reducing magazine sizes but primarily used a moment to rally a vote on the...
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starting with president obama. he meets with a number of different groups today, labor leaders, civic groups, business leaders to talk about immigration. he wants to come up with a plan so that the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country living and working here for years can stay. on the other hand, here on capitol hill, we'll hear more approximate this in today's house judiciary committee hearing. lawmakers especially conservative republicans want to make sure the border is secure first. secretary of homeland security, janet napolitano has been touring that border. she's in el paso today. she says cracking down on the border, which is something that we need to focus on, isn't the only part of the solution. >> could never and it would be with unrealistic and no one, i think, using commonsense would say you will eliminate all crime, all illegal immigration. no city in the united states that has no crime and yet, most people believe they live in a fairly safe city or safe city. >> she's also concerned that too m
starting with president obama. he meets with a number of different groups today, labor leaders, civic groups, business leaders to talk about immigration. he wants to come up with a plan so that the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country living and working here for years can stay. on the other hand, here on capitol hill, we'll hear more approximate this in today's house judiciary committee hearing. lawmakers especially conservative republicans want to make sure the border is secure first....
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virginia governor bob mcdonnell is making a personal appeal to president obama to avert the potentially devastating cuts. he wrote a letter to the president asking him to make good on the campaign pledge to avoid the sequestration. >>> supreme court justices return to capitol hill today to hear arguments and release decisions during their spring term. they'll begin with a case pitting a small town farmer against agriculture giant monsan monsanto. next week the court will hear arguments about the constitutionality of a part of the voting rights act requiring southern states to get approval from the government before they can change voting laws. an alabama county says that requirement is outdated. >>> later this morning, the mother of a murdered child is suing the psychiatrist who evaluated the baby's father. they should have never allowed him unsupervised visits with their child. rams is accused of drowning prince mcloud rams last month. an affidavit said joaquin took out several life insurance on his son and was having financial problems. >>> opening statements set for the trial in a pr
virginia governor bob mcdonnell is making a personal appeal to president obama to avert the potentially devastating cuts. he wrote a letter to the president asking him to make good on the campaign pledge to avoid the sequestration. >>> supreme court justices return to capitol hill today to hear arguments and release decisions during their spring term. they'll begin with a case pitting a small town farmer against agriculture giant monsan monsanto. next week the court will hear arguments...
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president obama unveiled the proposal last week. >>> we'll have to wait until spring for congress to wage a bitter battle over the debt limit in the nation. president obama signed into law a bill that raises the government's borrowing limit through the middle of may. it will allow the government to continue paying its bills. congress gave final approval to the legislation last week. the president had warned that the country's economic country could be threatened if congress did not pass the bill. >>> 4:33 right now. this morning a 5-year-old alabama boy is back with his family after being held hostage underground for a week. the fbi raided the bunker of jimmy lee dykes yesterday. he was killed and the boy was rescued. last week dykes boarded a school bus, shot and killed the bus driver and grabbed the child. the fbi says negotiations broke down with dykes. they noticed he was holding a gun and they believed the boy was in danger. so they moved in. >> at this point, fbi agents, fearing the child was in imminent danger, entered the bunker and rescued the child. >> he's endured a lot. b
president obama unveiled the proposal last week. >>> we'll have to wait until spring for congress to wage a bitter battle over the debt limit in the nation. president obama signed into law a bill that raises the government's borrowing limit through the middle of may. it will allow the government to continue paying its bills. congress gave final approval to the legislation last week. the president had warned that the country's economic country could be threatened if congress did not...
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. >>> president obama is looking to give federal employees a raise. "the washington post" is reporting the president will ask for a 1% pay raise in the administration's 2014 budget propos proposal. at the same time, the house will soon vote to extend the freeze of federal pay rates through the end of the year if t. if the freeze expired, federal employees would get a .5% raise. >>> president obama is set to travel to asheville, north carolina, and atlanta midweek. it's normal for presidents to travel on a post-speech tour to further explain proposals to the public. the white house has not said what the president will cover in his speeches. >>> we're going to tell you how you can enjoy celebrations to usher in the year of the snake. >>> plus, the future of drones in our every day life. >> now here's chuck. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to your weekend. it is very windy and cold outside right now. the question s how long will that last? how much longer will the big blizzard up to our north and east be impacting your weekend? don't go away. we're
. >>> president obama is looking to give federal employees a raise. "the washington post" is reporting the president will ask for a 1% pay raise in the administration's 2014 budget propos proposal. at the same time, the house will soon vote to extend the freeze of federal pay rates through the end of the year if t. if the freeze expired, federal employees would get a .5% raise. >>> president obama is set to travel to asheville, north carolina, and atlanta midweek....
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. >>> president obama will say farewell to defense secretary leon panetta. the president and joint chiefs of staff chairman will host a ceremony saying goodbye to panetta this afternoon. the defense secretary made what could be his final appearance yesterday. he testified before the senate armed services committee about the deadly attack on the benghazi consulate. he said budget cuts hampered the state department's response to the attack. he added that the looming sques ration on march 1st would cause more damage to america's national defense strategy. >>> it appears john brennan is on track to become the next cia director despite harsh criticism from docrats and republicans. this was yesterday. members of the senate and intelligence committee dprild him about unhan manned drones killi killing terror suspects overseas. he said the obama administration only uses drone strikes when there is -- >>> stephen colbert shows off the conservative streak on his show. he's changing his tune and reaching across the aisle to democrats. the faux conservative -- he will ab
. >>> president obama will say farewell to defense secretary leon panetta. the president and joint chiefs of staff chairman will host a ceremony saying goodbye to panetta this afternoon. the defense secretary made what could be his final appearance yesterday. he testified before the senate armed services committee about the deadly attack on the benghazi consulate. he said budget cuts hampered the state department's response to the attack. he added that the looming sques ration on march...
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president obama will meet separately with labor and progressive leaders. it's definitely a big issue. this is certainly not the end but i think the beginning. aaron, back to you. >> courtney reagan, at cnbc, thank you. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. no snow. are we getting a warmup, toe? it seems like we'll get better weather. >> warming to near average temperatures. >> near average. >> snow lovers have been doing a lot of laundry, washing our crying towels. again, overnight, we didn't get much at all of snow. first light of day, there's the last light of last evening. a wonderful photo at sunset taken in rockville by one of our viewers. are your weather and nature pics to weather at nbcwashington.com. there's had the first light of day spreading over the potomac river and national airport. live view from the hd city camera. all cloudy at reagan national. it's 35 degrees. we've got a light breeze coming this out of the north, northeast. the snow zipped north of us. did not leave any accumulation. we've got a few sprinkles of light rain this ar
president obama will meet separately with labor and progressive leaders. it's definitely a big issue. this is certainly not the end but i think the beginning. aaron, back to you. >> courtney reagan, at cnbc, thank you. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. no snow. are we getting a warmup, toe? it seems like we'll get better weather. >> warming to near average temperatures. >> near average. >> snow lovers have been doing a lot of laundry, washing our...
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president obama will honor a hero from the war in afghanistan. he'll award this man the medal of honor. he and his fellow soldiers battled hundreds of taliban fighters for more than 12 hours in 2009. eight americans died. romesha will be the only third living member to receive the medal of honor. >>> authorities in california are preparing for another day of searching for a suspected killer. police in los angeles are offering $1 million for information on christopher dorner, an ex-police officer accused of murdering three people. officers surrounding a home improvement store yesterday after someone reported seeing dorner there. investigators believe he's targeting other lapd officers as a revenge plot after he was fired a few years ago. >> 50 lapd families that have not only security but surveillance in and around their neighborhoods. these 50 lapd families are tar fets of dorner's and likely victim. >> the lapd announced it would reopen its investigation into dorner's firing in 2008. >>> the concern in southern california even led to police addi
president obama will honor a hero from the war in afghanistan. he'll award this man the medal of honor. he and his fellow soldiers battled hundreds of taliban fighters for more than 12 hours in 2009. eight americans died. romesha will be the only third living member to receive the medal of honor. >>> authorities in california are preparing for another day of searching for a suspected killer. police in los angeles are offering $1 million for information on christopher dorner, an...
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president obama will join them today to promote his second-term agenda. that meeting takes place at the lansdowne resort in leesburg. the president is scheduled to be there this afternoon. >>> before the meeting, the president will speak at the 61st annual national prayer breakfast. it's happening at the washington hilton in northwest d.c. the president will meet with religious and community leaders. this video is from last year when he said he relies on his faith and values to guide him. >>> today a very busy day on capitol hill including two high-profile hearings. leon panetta will testify before congress today, perhaps for the financial time as defense secretary -- final time as defense secretary. he and the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff will answer questions about the deadly attack on the consulate in benghazi, libya. they'll fill in the armed services committee on the results of the depends department's internal review. four americans were killed including ambassador christopher stevens. >>> and sparks could fly when president obama's pick to
president obama will join them today to promote his second-term agenda. that meeting takes place at the lansdowne resort in leesburg. the president is scheduled to be there this afternoon. >>> before the meeting, the president will speak at the 61st annual national prayer breakfast. it's happening at the washington hilton in northwest d.c. the president will meet with religious and community leaders. this video is from last year when he said he relies on his faith and values to guide...
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president obama gun in hand skeet shooting at camp david. this is something that reporters had been reporters had been requesting. critics are saying by doing so. the white house is trying to get the support of conservatives who are backing the second amendment to convince them that the president backs the second amendment while he's pushing the gun control measures, not working they say. meantime, did you see the super bowl ad on gun violence and children? take a look and a listen to what the mra said back then after columbine. that was in the ad and now. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> it's never going to be universal. the criminals aren't going to comply with it. they could care less. >> that's the nra then and now. that ad sponsored by mayors for illegal guns. new york mayor michael bloomberg's group and mayor gray is a part of that group and so are several mayors from montgomery and pg counties. >> tracie potts on capitol h
president obama gun in hand skeet shooting at camp david. this is something that reporters had been reporters had been requesting. critics are saying by doing so. the white house is trying to get the support of conservatives who are backing the second amendment to convince them that the president backs the second amendment while he's pushing the gun control measures, not working they say. meantime, did you see the super bowl ad on gun violence and children? take a look and a listen to what the...
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. >>> president obama will host a farewell ceremony today for defense secretary leon panetta. one of his last acts as secretary was testifying before the senate armed services committee. they discussed last year's deadly attack in benghazi, libya and says budget cuts slowed down america's response to the attack. the looming sequestration on march 1st would cause more damage to the national defense strategy. >>> 6:17 now. the sluggish economy may be taking a toll on young adults. they are the most stressed out americans according to a new online survey. americans between 18 and 33 say they have more stress now than a year ago. more than half of them say stress is causing them to lose sleep. doctors believe these young people's finances are at least partially o to blame. >> many of the young people have come out of college or graduate school with horrendous school debt. the job market, there are not very many jobs. this has put their life plans probably on hiatus. they may be postponing marriage, postponing having a family. >> who are the least stressed americans according to th
. >>> president obama will host a farewell ceremony today for defense secretary leon panetta. one of his last acts as secretary was testifying before the senate armed services committee. they discussed last year's deadly attack in benghazi, libya and says budget cuts slowed down america's response to the attack. the looming sequestration on march 1st would cause more damage to the national defense strategy. >>> 6:17 now. the sluggish economy may be taking a toll on young...
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he's president obama's pick to head the cia. he'll face tough questions from democrats and republicans. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in a written response to those lawmakers he faces later today, brennan says that those drone strikes are rare but are legal. he is defending them and will talk more about that today. he'll be asked more about that today as the top counterterror adviser for the president. the white house also releasing what had been a classified memo to lawmakers on these intelligence committees with the legal justification for why the u.s. thinks or, as the white house put, it we're doing this for the right reasons in the right way. but the ucla, privacy groups, lawmakers, even some states disagree. 11 states are trying to restrict how drones are used in their areas. but the big question is, can the administration without a court getting involved, without prior approval, use these unmanned drones to kill terror suspects overseas that are sometim
he's president obama's pick to head the cia. he'll face tough questions from democrats and republicans. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in a written response to those lawmakers he faces later today, brennan says that those drone strikes are rare but are legal. he is defending them and will talk more about that today. he'll be asked more about that today as the top counterterror adviser for the president. the white house...
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president obama signed a federal disaster declaration. a powerful twister with 170 mile-per-hour winds touched down sunday. it did damage to the university of southern mississippi and more than 800 homes. the declaration will help state and local agencies in their recovery efforts. it may also provide grants to help business owners and individuals rebuild from the storm and provide temporary housing. >>> he's already banned large sodas and other sugary drinks. now mayor bloomberg wants to outlaw some of the containers the drinks come in. he's proposing a ban on styrofoam. the mayor will announce had his final state of the city speech. story foam is tough to recycle, and 20,000 tons gets into new york city's waste system every year. los angeles and san francisco are already adopting similar bans. >>> a popular energy drink will no longer be labeled a dietary supplement. monster energy drink will be just a drink. its new label will list nutrition facts instead of supplement facts. the label will also include calf teen content. the ceo -- ca
president obama signed a federal disaster declaration. a powerful twister with 170 mile-per-hour winds touched down sunday. it did damage to the university of southern mississippi and more than 800 homes. the declaration will help state and local agencies in their recovery efforts. it may also provide grants to help business owners and individuals rebuild from the storm and provide temporary housing. >>> he's already banned large sodas and other sugary drinks. now mayor bloomberg wants...
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. >>> president obama says a leak of what the white house is planning to do to reform immigration did not hurt the senate's negotiations to change immigration. last friday, a "usa today" article detailed what the white house wants to propose for people coming to the country illegally just as the senate works to come up with its own bill. the white house says bills get leaked all the time, and that his bill is just a backup in case congressional talks fail. >>> in the meantime, a new poll finds that more than half of u.s. citizens believe that most or all illegal immigrants should be deported. in a survey by reuters and ipsos, 30% believe most illegal immigrant should not be allowed to stay. 23% say all of them should be sent away. only 5% said all immigrants should be allowed to stay. more than 1,400 adults participated in the survey which was conducted on line. >>> breaking news. we are on the scene of two fires this morning. in one here in prince george's county, three people are dead. two of the victims are children. >>> and chopper 4 over another fire. this one in rockville. a for
. >>> president obama says a leak of what the white house is planning to do to reform immigration did not hurt the senate's negotiations to change immigration. last friday, a "usa today" article detailed what the white house wants to propose for people coming to the country illegally just as the senate works to come up with its own bill. the white house says bills get leaked all the time, and that his bill is just a backup in case congressional talks fail. >>> in the...
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. >>> in the day ahead, president obama travels to georgia to push his universal preschool plan. he will visit the college heights early childhood learning center in decatur, georgia. high-quality pre-k was a surprise initiative raised during the state of the union tuesday. today the president plans to detail how preschool accessible to kids nationwide. georgia was the first state to offer voluntary prekindergarten to all 4-year-olds regardless of a family's income. >>> and this morning, we are hearing from the couple held hostage by a suspected murderer in california. how they acted, how they say he acted before a dramatic standoff with police. >>> plus, this morning, new information for anyone who's about to work out. who says slow and steady is the way to go? >>> wet roads and falling temperatures, a bad combination. we're watching for any problems with your weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> and lady gaga delivers bad news. >>> two school delays into our newsroom now. frederick county, maryland, and page county, virginia, schools will open two hours late today. >>> time for w
. >>> in the day ahead, president obama travels to georgia to push his universal preschool plan. he will visit the college heights early childhood learning center in decatur, georgia. high-quality pre-k was a surprise initiative raised during the state of the union tuesday. today the president plans to detail how preschool accessible to kids nationwide. georgia was the first state to offer voluntary prekindergarten to all 4-year-olds regardless of a family's income. >>> and...
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obama said she can't get another car and can't bungee jump so she decided to get bangs. she showed it off on her 49th birthday. she said i'm still in charge of this right here. i can control it. >>> he's two feet shorter than many of today's basketball stars. two feet. >>> he's got moves that are impressing even the pros. see the guy with the ball. that is julian newman. he's 11 years old. 4'5". he's the star of the downey christian school in orlando, florida. he's averaging four steals per game and look at him. he's become a you-tube sensation racking up 2.3 million views and taking it to the hole. his dad says he works hard for the skills watching pistol pete videos and going to the park for practice. he demands that they stay near a court when they travel so he can work on his game. >> he demands. looks awesome. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. here's tom. >> good morning. starting off with temperatures above freezing around the region. we're in the 30s in northern virginia, the district and most of maryland. we're in the mid and upper 30s. most locations.
obama said she can't get another car and can't bungee jump so she decided to get bangs. she showed it off on her 49th birthday. she said i'm still in charge of this right here. i can control it. >>> he's two feet shorter than many of today's basketball stars. two feet. >>> he's got moves that are impressing even the pros. see the guy with the ball. that is julian newman. he's 11 years old. 4'5". he's the star of the downey christian school in orlando, florida. he's...
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president obama will layout priorities for 2013. >> joining us to talk about the week ahead is moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. things got obviously very tense in the confirmation hearing. >> i think he faced the contentious hearing, and republicans had lots of questions that had to do with leak investigations and his views on interrogation, and of course the drone programs and that's a lot of criticism coming from the president's left on the use of drones, particularly that memo that was reported on having to do with targeting americans. but i think this is a debate that may be happening in certain circles and congress doesn't want to change the policy with regard to how drones are used. >> but some are saying drones are the new normal on the fight on terror, and is there a need for rules or regular legs? >> again, if this is not a legal debate it's a policy debate. if congress would like to change the law that gives the president authorization to kill people they can do that. i don't think the public is interested in that debate. you may see greater oversight into how the
president obama will layout priorities for 2013. >> joining us to talk about the week ahead is moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. things got obviously very tense in the confirmation hearing. >> i think he faced the contentious hearing, and republicans had lots of questions that had to do with leak investigations and his views on interrogation, and of course the drone programs and that's a lot of criticism coming from the president's left on the use of drones,...